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Chapter 234 Sweeping the magic, the trial training begins [Second update, please subscribe]

"Everyone must have seen it. The Bulls asked Lu Yu to defend McGrady, and then added Artest and Richardson to form a horn. It seems that they have decided on McGrady."

Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "The Bulls' dislocation defense caught the Magic off guard. They were bullying the other players of the Magic team without the ability to score. Even Cobra Grant was constantly pushed out by Brad Miller. In this game, the Magic If the team can't play the role players, it's going to be difficult for them to play."

The situation on the field is also as Xu Jicheng analyzed. The Magic team is in a dilemma now. Let McGrady go singles. He can't play three defensive giants.

Let the role players play, and there is no absolute ability to score.

Rivers wants to follow Cartwright's example and use three people to defend Lu Yu, but after the mid-season adjustment, the Bulls have a good scoring ability whether they are role players or backup lineups.

This was also the reason why few teams dared to flank Lu Yu at the end of the regular season - especially after Richardson came.

That's the Bull's advantage.

The arrival of Richardson makes up for the lack of offensive strength of the Bulls' main lineup.

The depth of the bench is also deep enough, and the main rotation lineup is balanced in offense and defense. Many basketball commentators are optimistic about the Bulls based on these. If you have to pick your teeth, the Bulls' lack of a super insider may be a disadvantage.

Lu Yu also knows that in the teams that can win the championship in the past few years, there will be a super insider.

Except for the Bulls led by Jordan.

This is the greatness of Jordan. In an era when only having a super insider as the core can win the championship, Jordan, as a guard, can lead the team to win the championship as the core.

Lu Yu is just a first-year rookie.

If you use Jordan's standards to ask him, it is a bit outrageous.

Halfway through the game, the Magic's center Cobra Grant was replaced by head coach Doc Rivers because of his poor pick-and-roll defense. He didn't dare to let him play. Armstrong played the No. 1 position and was replaced by Richard, who was longer than him. Desen's hard eating, especially Richardson's three-pointer, gave the Magic a headache.

Cartwright did not expect that in addition to defense and breakthrough, Richardson also has a beautiful three-pointer.

How could he know that in Lu Yu's previous life, Richardson was actually the three-pointer in the All-Star Game, and like Korver, he made 226 three-pointers in a season.

You know, the 04-05 season when he made so many [-]-pointers.

What makes the Magic coach Rivers even more desperate is that in the Bulls' starting lineup, the shortest seems to be Richardson, who is 198cm.

The shortest on the entire team is Jamal Crawford, who is 196cm off the bench.

There are few teams higher than them in the whole league.

This allows them to switch defenses at will when facing the Magic guard Armstrong's pick-and-roll tactics. Whether it's Richardson, Lu Yu, or Artest, they can defend both small point guards and big men. Muscular man swinger.

In the first game, the Bulls almost beat the Magic by 118 points 77 to 41. They didn't have any temper at all. The core of the two teams only played for about 10 minutes.

McGrady made 22 of 7 shots, 6 of 5 free throws, and scored 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Bulls have 20+ players, not even Lu Yu. Artest scored 21 points, 9 rebounds, and 1 steal. Miller scored 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Richardson is the most perverted. , made 7 of 7 three-pointers, and there were no baskets and mid-range shots in the whole game. He played a Klay-style game with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. Lu Yu had 14 points and 15 assists. many.

Crawford 12 points, Chandler 8 points and 17 rebounds, Mersel 9 points, Hassell 6 points.

The whole team blooms more.

The second and first battles of the two sides were similar. The Bulls had been leading at the beginning. The three quarters entered garbage time, and they sent all the substitutes to fight. Many Bulls fans felt bored and left the field early.

McGrady likes to shoot from the left and right of the penalty area, which is different from his later play in the Rockets. Various strong play styles inside make his offense more and more difficult.

Because it is difficult for him to get into the penalty area.

Fortunately, the feel is a little better than the previous game, scoring 26 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and the data has caught up with the average data of the regular season.

It's a pity that except McGrady, everyone else felt completely cold, especially the bench lineup, who was pressed and played by the Bulls' bench, and finally only got 6 points.

The Bulls' bench was opened by Crawford and Fezel. The Bulls' bench was a gangster, and the Magic's bench was useless. There was no comparison at all.

Lu Yu's performance was better than the last game, at least he scored a lot more, with 21 points, 14 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Compared with Lu Yu, McGrady's data is a bit inferior.

Chandler broke out this time, and at least 14 of Lu Yu's 10 assists were given to him.

Leng is let him get 27 points and 12 rebounds, watching Artest envious.

Whether it's Cobra Grant or Gorilla Ewing, they're getting old, they can't keep up with Chandler's footsteps at all, and the Magic's insiders can't do anything about him.

Of all the teams making the playoffs, the Magic's interior should be the worst.

Who made them want to build a team with McGrady and Grant Hill as the core. Lu Yu once said that the management of teams in the league who build a team with two perimeters has a plan in mind.

Lu Yu also said, except for those who play brother basketball.

On April 4, the two sides held their third stop at the Orlando Magic's home court. The scene was still one-sided, and the difference in strength could not be made up by the home whistle.

This time, the head coach of Rivers asked Grant to return to the starting position to defend Miller. As a result, Miller pulled out to pick and roll with Lu Yu, allowing Lu Yu to break through, or flank Richardson to attack.

Whether Lu Yu made a three-point shot from the outside or dislocated Grant, it was easy. Richardson was also very efficient in hitting Armstrong with his back. After all, Armstrong was too tall.

Rivers once asked McGrady to defend Richardson, but Lu Yu seemed to have an easier time playing Armstrong, which made Armstrong become the backdrop today.

However, Lu Yu has been beaten by McGrady in the penalty area several times. This is McGrady's main scoring method now. He is tall and has long arms. Generally, defenders can only be beaten by him in the penalty area. Far less flexible than him.

His official height is 201cm, but his actual height is almost 204cm. Others report that he is taller, but he reports that he is short, just to be able to play the front-guard swingman and bully the opponent's backline.

Unexpectedly, when I met Lu Yu this time, not only was his height similar to him, but his style of play was even more similar.

Fortunately, in the second quarter, he found two opportunities to force Lu Yu near the penalty area.

McGrady's strong attack is closer to the basket, which is a bit similar to the center's style of play, and it is different from Jordan's back play when he catches the ball at a 45-degree angle. In short, it is very strange, and Lu Yu is a bit uncomfortable.

However, in the second half, Lu Yu felt hot, and his breakthrough was unsolved. He dominated the game with 21 points in a single quarter. McGrady could not defend it, and the other players of the Magic team could not defend it. Lu Yu attracted double teams and could score the ball out. Richard on the outside could not defend. Sen and Artest also swish in.

In this game, the Bulls scored 39 points, and the difference between the two sides widened to 27 points and entered garbage time.

The main force is all off work.

It's good to save some face at other people's home courts. In the fourth quarter, the Bulls' bench gangster, under the instruction of Cartwright, was recovered by the Magic team and finally won the game 116-99.

3 is better than 0
The Bulls swept the Magic.

The first round of this era is a best-of-five game, and the Magic players are thankful for that. They don't want to play a fourth game at all.

Especially McGrady, he was very dissatisfied with his performance in the playoffs this year. He felt that his teammates were dragging him down. If his teammates were not too useless, he would never have lost to Lu Yu.

In McGrady's heart, Lu Yu was no longer regarded as a rookie.

After all, Lu Yu, who can make Kobe Bryant have some admiration, is definitely not something that any rookie player can measure.

The Bulls are waiting for their second-round opponent to qualify.

And Lu Yu came to Loyola University Chicago, where Yao Ming will start his first NBA trial.

Lu Yu asked his assistant and knew that 29 of the 28 NBA teams were present, with the exception of the defending champion Lakers with Shaquille O'Neal. After all, the Lakers have O'Neal and really don't need a center.

The emergence of Lu Yu led the rise of the Bulls, allowing many teams to see the Chinese market as well as the potential of Chinese players.

Even Wang Zhizhi is an important rotation for the Mavericks.

This year, Wang Zhizhi's contract has not expired, but he has already obtained an early renewal from the Mavericks, signing a one-minute, three-year, $1800 million contract.

He became the fourth-highest paid player on the team.

This year's Mavericks Mike Finley 1063 million, Fan Lunzi 1016 million, Nash 575 million, followed by Wang Zhizhi's 500 million, and even Bradley only 450 million.

And Nowitzki, sorry, this year is the last year of his rookie contract, only 216 million.

Another player who has gained a firm foothold in the NBA is Bartell of the Nuggets. Lu Yu and Bartell are really unfamiliar. Bartell only joined the Nuggets after the All-Star Game. He only played 28 games on behalf of the Nuggets. In fact, there is no Bulls.

But Lu Yu will meet him soon. After all, there is still a World Championship to play this summer.

The Chinese men's basketball team will also start training in the United States first, and there is no need to go back.

Although Battelle performed well in the Nuggets, he was not bad for a weak team like the Nuggets and had plenty of playing time. I just don't know if he will be traded to the Spurs next season.

Now the NBA has three Chinese players in the NBA, and comparing the data of Wang Zhizhi and Battelle in the CBA, and looking at Yao Ming's data, we know that Yao Ming definitely has the strength to play in the NBA.

If in doubt, go to Chandler, the Bulls.

This one was beaten by Yao Ming three years ago.

On the last day of April, on the same day that Lu Yu came, Yao Ming also came to Loyola University Chicago.

The sun was shining brightly today, and the trial training started.

　Let's have two updates today, I have to go see my mother...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)